Open federal opportunity · N00173-24-S-BA01

NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research

Naval Research Laboratory lists this opportunity for marked unrestricted. Review the coded eligibility, award range, source synopsis, and official notice before deciding whether to apply.

Science, technology and other research

Deadline

December 30, 2026

70 days remaining

Award range

—

official range may be incomplete

Applicant signal

Marked unrestricted

the official notice controls eligibility

Official synopsis

Amendment 0008 The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. -------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 0007 The purpose of this amendment is to add Summary Topic 61-24-06 - AFFF ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY OF FLUORINE-FREE FOAM (F3) WITH NON-ASPIRATING SPRINKLER NOZZLES to Appendix 1 in it’s entirety. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. -------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 0006 The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. -------------------------------------------------------------- Amendment 0005 The purpose of this amendment is to provide a searchable list of Summary Topics contained in Appendix 1. Expanded descriptions of each topic can be found in the full announcement pdf. APPENDIX 1 – RESEARCH DESCRIPTION - SUMMARY TOPICS II. Detailed information about the funding opportunity The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy's corporate laboratory. NRL conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. The basic research program is driven by perceptions about future requirements of the Navy. The Navy's operational effectiveness depends on its ability to keep pace with rapidly developing technologies. NRL contributes to this requirement by conducting research in the following areas, organized into NRL'S three research directorates and Naval Center for Space Technology: Systems Directorate Code 5000 Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate Code 6000 Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate Code 7000 Naval Center for Space Technology Code 8000 A. SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE - CODE 5000 53-24-01 - HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR 53-24-01C - HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR (CLASSIFIED) 53-24-02 - LOW-COST WIDEBAND ANTENNA ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES 53-24-03 - ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS 55-24-01 - INFORMATION AND DECISION SCIENCES 55-24-02 - MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HIGH ASSURANCE COMPUTING 55-24-03 - HIGH ASSURANCE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING 55-24-04 - ADVANCED NAVAL NETWORK SOLUTIONS 55-24-05 - FEDERATED, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING/NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE 56-24-01 - OPTICAL SCIENCES R&D 57-24-01 - ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 57-24-02 - SHIPBOARD ELECTRONIC WARFARE B. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TE

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  • 99 — Unrestricted; subject to the official eligibility clarification

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